>> coming up here at 5:00, chaos on black friday. a police officer is in the hospital and several suspects are in custody after shots ring out. >> and, here in our area, shoppers are out in full force. we have a live look at one of the areas biggest hot spots. plus, what you can expect if you're planning to head out to snag some of those deals. >> and, it is not just shoppers. another group is turning out this morning and they're pushing for big change. good morning, washington at 5:00 a.m. begins right now. >> good morning, washington. it is friday, november 29. i'm jummy olabanji. >> i'm autria godfrey.

before you head out, it is cold out there. >> nothing hot about our forecast. good morning, ladies and good morning, everyone. happy friday. hopefully, you had a lovely thanksgiving. starting off cold. many locations in the 20s. most spots are but downtown still 30 degrees and just a very light west southwesterly wind. temperatures in the 20s. 20 in manassas and gaithersburg. frederick, 28 degrees this morning. 23 in culpepper. 22 in lexington park. the headlines this morning, sunny and brisk. much colder than average temperatures in the next several days. good news is quiet weather over the weekend so hopefully, getting home from your thanksgiving plans and everything will be nice and quiet. that's good news. hopefully, things are quiet on the roadways. let's find out into eileen, it is quiet on the roadways.

no incidents or accidents to point out associate this time. a look at the maps, everything is running green. no problems getting through montgomery county or the wilson bridge over the american legion bridge. looking good on i-95, newington and the beltway, or coming down on 95 in maryland. you're looking good headed in columbia to points to the south. everything ip to speed at this point in time. let's get a live look at kohl'sville road and wayne and a half silver spring. you can see very light volume as you make your way there this morning. let's go back to the desk with autria and jummy. >> thank you, rob. 5:02. a police officer is in the hospital after being dragged from a car while trying to stop a shopliftser.

hammed in loam joeville at a -- in romeoville in a kohl's. he driver was shot and was taken to the hospital along with the officer that was dragged. two other suspects are in custody this morning. >> black friday is off to a safer start, thank goodness is that we're live at west field mall in montgomery this morning. how busy is it? >> at the time pretty busy, especially when you factor in it is 5:00 in the morning. in macy's 155-year history, it opened on thanksgiving for the first time. talking all stores from manhattan to the westfield montgomery mall. doors opened at 8:00 p.m. last night and they will open until 11:00 p.m. tonight. that is 27 hours straight. a lot of work, a lot of shopping. we were here at midnight when most of the 190 stores opened

their doors. we're told there were lines outside of urban outfit ires, eb games. folks waiting in line for upwards of four hours. other stores like old navy and ann taylor, they had 50% off discounts on every time in their stores. this holiday season is six days less than last year so shoppers have limited time and stores have limited time for sales so they're trying to get as many people in here as possible very busy from 10:00 p.m. last night to 2:00 a.m. died down a touch, but people catching their zs expected to be back at 6:00 a.m. you're taking a live look from the mall corridor here. i can see there is a lot of travel and shopping. we will talk to some customers and we will be back to you live around 5:30 asking with a salespeople have found and if it is for them or for folks that they love this christmas. we're told a lot of black friday shopping is for folks that just want to get it for themselves.

they will deal with that for christmas shopping for others later on down the road. back to you. >> my kind of shopping. >> thank you, kevin. 5:04, it is not just shoppers turning out on black friday, there are also protesters, too. >> including in our area. we are a live in landover hills this morning whom is behind this protest, hatzel? >> a beg union from across the countries this is happens across the country. perspective, last year they had about 30 outside people show up to the different rallies. the goal, they say is to call attention to some things they're concerned about. low wages and poor working conditions at wal-marts across the country. these folks also angry because

you heard some of these big retail stores are opening up on thanksgiving so they're saying they have to work on big holidays. wal-mart, of course, telling a different story saying this is a union-orchestrated pr event. very few wal-mart employees, they say, actually participate in these protests. so what should you expect today? local unions are organizing two events at two local alexandria stores, but again, expect protests from 1500 stores across the country. reporting live in landover hills, hatzel vela, aids abc7 news. >> this story almost the exact opposite. one woman is under fire for her decision to stay closed on black friday. >> what she is saying as corporate demand she

>> taking a live look at the macy's in manhattan. they were the star of the show yesterday.

people are headed back today to do some shopping. they're not seeing the long lines this we have in our area. >> the city that never sleeps. >> they're always there, 24 hours a day. they have december decent weather for their shopping. >> the exact same thing as here in the nation's capital. bundle up. nice and dry, no need to worry about the umbrella for this black friday shopping, getting some of those deals. temperatures across the region, 26 degrees in weston. 27 in huntingtown, maryland, and 24 in dull pepper, virginia. -- culpepper, virginia. a little bit of lake-effect snow in western new york and northwestern pa, by otherwise just clear conditions. so much quieter than it was earlier in the week and temperatures across the eastern

half of the united states are cold. the cold dipping down into the deep south. 30 in atlanta. 14 chill why degrees, that is down right cold, in minneapolis, saint paul today. today we will climb to around 40 degrees. sunrise at 7:06. slightly milder temperatures in the seven-day forecast. we will have that coming up. for now, send it to rob woodfork in the wtop traffic center. >> all is quiet. no incidents or accidents to pass around. the map reflecting nothing but green, which is a good thing. everything is moving along well at speed. looking good in maryland and virginia on the beltway. also looking well are can in german town and points to the south. 66 running well from gainesville through centreville and fairfax. shouldn't have any problems

getting to tyson's corner if you're taking advantage of the black friday deals. heading up to the 14th street bridge. just to confirm, here is a live look headed inbound. a couple cars headed into town so no major tie-ups as you try to make that trip into washington, d.c. this morning. jummy and autria, back to you. >> rob, thank you very much. a nice, easy day for rob so far. not a whole lot going on. they're some of the hottest gifts are the year, but for some of us on the outside, buying a game console is confusing. >> minute ten dough is all i know -- nintendo is all i know. >> coming up, we will have more on h

>> checking our top stories at 5:15 this morning applier is in the hospital after being -- a police officer is in the hospital after being dragged by a car trying to stop a suspected shoplifter. this happened at a kohl's in romeoville, illinois. a second officer shot at the car's driver. the driver and the officer who was dragged sufficients nonlife threatening injuries and the driver and two other suspects are in custody this morning. stores are expected to be packed as black friday sales continue. the deals are expected to be

better than ever. the average disis 25% off. this year, holiday sales are expected to total nearly $600 billion. wal-mart employees across the u.s. plan to protest this black friday. one demonstration is set to take plaque inlandover. the past few days, employees rallies out stores. they want more full-time work and a salary of at least $25,000 a year. >> a special holiday honor to the military today. it is inviting all wounded warriors and service men and women and their families to a complimentary dinner and show. cocktails at 5:30. dinner at 6:00. and a performance of "guess who's coming to dinner" at 8:00. as you no doubt know, many retailers opened earlier than ever on black friday into some didn't even wait until midnight to open.

sears stores nationwide opened at 7:00 last night. however, an owner in plymouth, harp hamp, refused an -- new hampshire, refused and to open on thanksgiving. >> to say the dollar is more important than us being with our families, it is ununacceptable. >> the company sent her flowers and cards to show her support. she is prepared to go to court if sears punishes her from her decision. >> that's the second one. the pizza hut guy yesterday that didn't want to open on thanksgiving into it is really such a mixed bag. i've never done the black friday shopping before but i also no so many people it is now a family tradition so it really is, to each his own. if you're shopping, though, i can tell you it is cold. there is no debate on that. it is cold but at least it is

dry that is good news. anyone traveling today after maybe going to grandma's house, whatever the case may be, a q2y the weather forecast so that's good news. let's get tout boards, it is 40 degrees. the high yesterday, keep in mind our average is 52. we are seeing a stretch of cooler than average days a than will continue. the record for today, 73 degrees. wouldn't that be nice? at least we're not dealing with record low temperatures. 14 degrees the record low set back in 1930 . a quick little "did you know" for today. yesterday's thanksgiving was the coldesting since 2000. it hit 38 degrees 13 years ago yesterday. not going to be in the upper 30ss today. we will actually probably reach about 42 degrees. that's good, right? otherwise, temperatures are cold this morning, starting in the 20s. 30 degrees downtown. it is nice and dry. clear skies over our region. look at this quiet satellite and radar map.

a few clouds and a little bit of lake-effect snow but that is so common this time of year. high-pressure the dominant weather feature, it is going to shift more to the north and east that will bring a northeasterly wind flow that will bring a few more clouds. otherwise, very quiet. 38 to 42 the afternoon high temperatures. overnight with just a few clouds. tomorrow, partly cloudy. still chilly, 38 to 42. our check check, quiet. cooler than everyone the next few days and rain free into maybe eastbound early next weekend. how about traffic? rob woodfork joining us. >> let's make it uniform. quiet on the roads, everything looks good. getting past earn avenue, you can see very light volume. no problems to report on any area interstates. looking good to the 11th street bridge.

lacking good on 50/new york avenue. no problems affecting route 70. hov restrictions are back in place. keep that in mind from quantico and points to the north. into thank you, rob. when it comes to hot gifts for the holiday, there is one thing topping many people's list. >> gaming consoles are the favorite. i'm thinking of mario and luigi: diana perez has everything you need to know shopping for galeres in your family. into if today's tech bites, we kick off our holiday gift guide with one of this year as hottest competitions sony and microsoft each sold a mel units on the

first day, so which you do pick? >> the war is on between the xbox one and play station 4. my winner? the xbox one. a lot of family friendly games, streaming services and it works with your knee she says you can save money by buying an earlier version of those game consoles. whatever black friday deals you're looking to score today, you may be better off online. brick-and-mortar prices from last year found 70% of black friday deals are available online at the exact same price. that means you get to save on gas an may avoid impills -- impulse guys. those are your tech bites, i'm diana perez. .

>> we're back at 5:24. a california bail bondsman is on the wrong side of the law. he posed as a criminal

investigator, went into the county jail and recruited gang members to commit crimes. he is behind a drive-by shooting of a police officer, a home invasion and robbery of an illegal marijuana grow. >> a california interstate was shut down. a woman received a call telling her there was bomb in her car. police shut down the interstate while they searched her vehicle. after a couple of hours, her brother called to apologize for the joke. police weren't laughing and arrested the brother. and, a clumsy robbery was all caught on tape. a man entered a convenience store and put a gun to the worker's face and demanded money. he remained calm. >> i dave him the money. let me bag if for you, you know what, you should double bag it i'm just stalling, waiting for them to come.

>> the clerk recommended he grab some beer, as well. >> he went outside, dropped it, and then the police came and arrested him. >> hey, man, grab some beers. >> let me bag your money. >> it is a 0 set up. word to the wise. >> serious note here, a shoplifting incident nearly turns deadly. panic among black friday shoppers is forced to open fire on a suspect who was driving another policeman from his car. where this all stands now and how that officer is doing this morning. it is 5:26 and 28

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centers, this is good morning, washington, on your side. >> a shopping incident turned violet answer ended with a police officer being rushed to the hospital. good morning, i'm jummy olabanji. >> i'm autria godfrey. as people headed out to stores, there were incidents of violence. we will get to that. but for folks in our area heading out, we will talk to the become. the big headline, bundle up, eileen. >> good morning, jummy and autria. and good morning, everybody. hope you all had a lovely thanksgiving. it was was the coldest thanksgiving in 13 years. this morning, cold, cold, cold. light wind, one of the milder areas while temperatures elsewhere is in the teens. 19 in dulles. 22 in lexington park.

for your headline today this black friday, sunny and brisk. cooler than average temperatures that will continue over the next several days, so maybe your black friday shopping includes finding some warm scarfs and mittens, i don't know, but quiet through the day so that is good news for anyone doing additional traveling. let's get to rob woodfork from wtop with the roadways. >> we have some problems in silver spring 24 this morning. we will get a live look at georgia avenue and university. reports of icy conditions so they are out treating the roadways. serves as good reminder to take it easy onramps and back roads as you head out this morning. that said, let's go to the maps. looking good as you head to the silver spring area, the beltway looking good on the outer loop. routes funneling into the

beltway should be good to go as well. looking good on i-95, the bw parkway, no major tie-ups or trouble spots. dale city and points north should be a good go this morning. back to jummy and autria. >> thank you very much, rob. at 5:32, new this morning, an illinois police officer is in the hospital after being dragged fa a car while trying to stop a shoplifter. this happened in a kohl's in romeoville, outside of chicago, illinois. the driver and two other suspects are now in custody. the officer is expected to survive. >> in our area, black friday is off to a much safer start. >> thank goodness. we're out at the mall in both he

bethesda. he you were going to tell us how people shop on black friday for themselves. >> and people don't feel gill toe guilty about it. check out these outfits here. that's are the elfs at the mall giving out gift cards, hundred dollars to the mall and nordstrom and people from jamba juice and starbucks coffee. they're calling it random acts. we were here at midnight as lines turned to stampedes as people are going into the stores. urban out fitsers and eb games, waiting for up to four hours

last night. a stat to pass along, 97 million americans expected to shop today, dropping a combined total of 13 billion, yeah, with a b, billion dollars. that is a lot of dough. macy's opened on thanksgiving for the first time in the company's 155-year history. this year, six days shorter than last year so they're trying to get as much as possible. we talked to a girl making the virgin black friday shopping. back to you. >> there are some protesters out there, too. >> hatzel vela is leave in landover hills where more

protests are happening today. >> these protests are happening across the country, including here in washington. last year about 30,000 people took part in these protests. the goal, they say is to call attention to what they call low wages and poor working conditions at wal-mart. folks are angry because now they're even working on days like thanksgiving. wal-mart saying this is a union orchestrations pr event and very few actual wal-mart employees will be participating. so, happening today, let's talk about that. two protests at two different stores in alexandria. again expect protests throughout the countryor 1500 stores, there will be protests at. reporting live in landover hills, hatzel vela, abc7 news. >> thank you for that report. it is a controversial victory. >> a woman is using the infamous

stand your ground law that was hot topic in the trayvon martin case. supporters are cheering but that case is far from over. that is still ahead on good morning, washington.

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teams out there in montgomery county. got love them. >> good morning to you girls, as well. good morning to everyone waking up with us on your friday morning. thank you for joining us before you get all your shopping going. >> or main you're just coming home from shopping: eileen? >> make sure anything you're doing outdoors, make sure you're bundling up. it is a cold start to this black friday morning. 19 degrees at robert frost meddle school, very appropriately named there. clear skies, calm winds and today, clear and sunny all day long. chilly, though, highs only around 42-degrees with relatively light winds. the average high this time of

year, 52 degrees. well below that even through the weekend. the weekend looks great, a few more clouds. otherwise, a chilly 30 degrees for the high. a bit milder, but still below our average for this time of year. we will slowly warm up over the next seven days. we also have rain in the seven-day forecast. i will share that with you from the belfort furniture weather center. for now, turn it over to rob woodfork. things are a little bit earlier than before. not as quiet. >> we're starting to see a little bit of activity on the roadways. start on i-66. a distraction eastbound. it is not quite in the camera shot. you can see things are starting to pick up a little bit volume wise, but as you continue to make that treatment plant on eastbound 66 before route 29 centreville, there is some police activity along both shoulders so travel lanes are open. it is passible but there is a distraction on either side of the roadway so be mindful of that. otherwise, moving beyond falls

church and points to the east, 395 headed into town towards the 14th street bridge, should find all the travel lanes open and moving to speed. 270, looking good to the lawn divide. northbound lanes checking in without any major problems. here is a look at i-270 as you travel. we expect to see lighter than normal conditions in the commute this morning. go back to the desk with autria and jummy. >> thank you very much. it is 5:41. you know her and love her and we can't get enough of her but we don't know what to call her yet that the all changes this weekend. we will tell you what is in store for d.c.'s favorite furry okay, i need a better pizza.

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breaking news just in to the abc7 newsroom. police are investigating an attempted sex assault off central avenue there. they say a man hit a woman as she was taking out her trash and attempted to sexually assault her. as struggle ensighed, the man ran off. they're lacking for a man in his late 20s to early 30s, wearing b jeans and black boots. >> this crash happened at colesville road and university boulevard in silver springs. the officer was not hurt and the crash ask did not happen during a pursuit. >> a florida woman awaiting trial on a stand your ground case is free on bond. she was arrested after firing

what she says was a warning shot. it happened with a fight against her husband. she tried to invoke a fan your ground law but the judge through out the defense claim. alexander must remain in her home awaiting retrial. >> >> and, there is concern north korea could be on the steps towards a nuclear weapons program. we're checking headlines around the world. the national atomic energy agency says they believe they may have started a new clear reactor. it was shut down in 2008 in a confidence-building gesture during international talks. >> and, double and tricking checking to make sure a nuclear damage wasn't injured in an earthquake. it hit about 37 miles from the bashar nuclear plant. iranian media is reporting

dozens were killed and many others injured. buildings in that area are not built e built it withstand earthquakes. >> communities in i illinois, indiana and elsewhere gave thanks after a rare tornado out break. all were just thankful to be alive. >> you think it is easier to be thankful. it makes you slow down, and focus on the things that are important into nine people died in the november 17 out break. this week, president obama signed a disaster declaration for the counties hit hardest by those storms. >> it is 5:47. coming up new at 6:00 on good morning, washington, what cause this fireball that lit up the night sky and is visible for more than two dozen miles? plus, tis the season to score deals on your holiday purchases. a personal shopper to the stars

is sharing her secrets. plus, singles in a family full of married couples can fuel holiday family gatherings. there is a new app to handle the barrage of questions about your marital status. that is new at 6:00. >> the steelers produced another hard-hitting controversial classic in the bitter rivalry. pit berg's bell and baltimore's smith were both shaken up on this helmet to helmet crash. that is hard-hitting. >> the coach stepped on the field. baltimore was age to grind out the win. >> and, the play-off hunt for the afc. >> a big football game. an earlierer game, treat was you can have tore i can't.

dallas is one game -- were vik torous. dallas is one game ahead in the region. >> abc with the redskins giants gale on sunday. if the redskinses lose, their wild card hopes are eliminated. it is a rocky ride to say the least. the 3-and-8 skins have the worst offensive performance last sunday. offensive lineman has his worst showing all season. then, there are those headlines. players know to stay competitive, they have to keep things in perspective. >> you have this problem with so and so and so and so, it just becomes annoying at.times. you know, obviously, the sources from outside trying to break this team apart. you know, it is tough to deal

with. >> that is. >> look at sports. >> the nba decided to fine brooklyn nets head coach $50,000 for spilling a soda. after the game, he joked he had sweaty palms and it was not intentional. yeah, right. the league didn't buy it. they say he dropped the soda in an attempt to delay the game. the nets lo to the lakers 99-94. >> 23 you look at the video, the slow motion replay, it was a player and you can see him mouth the words, hit me. the league said, we're not buying what you're selling. >> he makes about $40,000 a game to coach. that is like a half a day's pay for him. not a big deal. >> went into the wrong business. >> maybe professional basketball

would have been better, but i think you have to have a little bit of skill. >> weather skill. >> maybe, a little bit. i think i can get this forecast right today. it is super easy. sunny and cold later today. it is cold this morning. waking up to temperatures in the 20s. i'm sure so many getting up early this morning, hopefully, it get those black friday deals. hey, great morning to just go and cuddle up under the covers. 40 degrees yesterday on our almanac page. yesterday morning, 28 degrees. i show you this because it was the coldest thanksgiving in ear decade. actually, the coldest since 2000 when it hit 38 degrees so that will go in the record books and hopefully, everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving. temperatures in the teens. 20 in dulles. 28 in winchester and 22 chilly degrees in lexington park. but we have nice and dry conditions and really pretty much across the entire united

states. that is great news for so many shoppers and also people who are trying to do a little bit of traveling after the holiday. we have a little bit of lake-effect snow, very common this time of year, but otherwise our weather feature that is our main player, high-pressure that will slide to the north and east throughout the overnight hours tonight. we will have more of a northeasterly wind. today, 38 to 42. plenty of sunshine. clouds. cold again, we stay relatively quiet. 38 to 42 in this extended forecast. very, very quiet, dry conditions through the weekend and into much of next week. a little bit of rain with our next system. by thursday, temperatures blow average. things are getting a little bit buzzier. rob woodfork, how are things lacking now in. >> the commute is over, i

shouldn't say that but stealing with activity 66 eastbound. cameras here. just as you get eastbound after route 234, activity along both shoulders, folks are able to get by but this is serves as a distraction. the 11th street bridge, no reported accident the on new york avenue, just fine annapolis. all travel lanes reported as open. 95 running northbound through fredricksburg and stafford, you're getting from fredricksburg to dumfries in about 21 minutes. back to jummy and autria into this is feting for today. -- fitting for today. the new animated film "frozen" is heating up the box office. >> some are calling this disney's best since lion king. you don't have to take their word for it. take arch campbell. >> good morning, washington.

disney serves up a family delate for the holidays in the new animated musical, frozen. >> completely frozen. >> frozen creates the world of the snow queen. kristen bell is the sister who can bring on snow with the wave of her hand but can't quite control those powers. plus, for laughs, disney throws in a goofy snowman. frozen got 3.5 stars, a pg rating. family 46 friendly animation at its best. a holiday best bet. along with "nebraska" and "the hinger games". have a great holiday weekend. i'm arch campbell, abc7 entertainment. >> thank you. d.c.'s favorite baby ises just 4 hours away from a major milestone.

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>> it is 5:58. you're innovated to national harbor with plenty of festivities. starting at 7:00, there is an hour-long concert by the chesapeake orchestra. right after the concert, at 8:00, the national harbor will light its annual christmas tree. >> and, a special holiday honor to the military today, inviting all wounded warriors, service men and women and their families to a complimentary dinner and show.

cocktails at 5:30. dinner at 6:00. and a performance of "guess who's coming to dinner" at 8:00. >> and linda bell is live bloomberg headquarters in new york. are you like to go out or shop online? >> i like to go out. it is black friday, but for some other people, it is an ordinary friday like me. a consumer report says that of a% of americans plan to do vutely no shopping at all this weekend. the maybe reason? they don't like to deal with all the crowds. if you're doing shopping at home, groupon wants to you get a piece of the action. they're giving away $100 million in groupon bucks to spend on deals on its site. users need to log this to see how much they won. select users will get individual amounts up to $5,000. one person will even receive $5,000. that is enough to buy a local groupon every day for a year.

like i said, i would like to stay home and do the online shopping. >> especially when it is 29 degrees out. the couch has never been better. >> a lot of deals online. we have another hour of news starting now. >> straight up at 6:00, gunshots ring out at a retailer's parking lot as shoppers browse the racks for deals. we've got the latest on a plus-involved shooting as a thief tries to escape. plus, we're checking on holiday shoppers filling the malls and stores across the area bright and early this morning. and, it is still a bit chilly heading out today. 29 degrees right now and probably going to stay right around there for the rest of the day. good morning, washington, happy friday to you. i'm jummy olabanji. >> i'm autria godfrey. >> happy black friday.